Christ Praying in Gethsemane
Artist
Francesco de' Bianchi Ferrari
(Italian, circa 1460-1510)
CultureItalian
Date1450-1510
MediumOil on panel
DimensionsOverall: 33 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (85.7 x 74.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 43 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. (111.1 x 100.3 cm)
Overall, Frame: 43 3/4 x 39 1/2 in. (111.1 x 100.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.
Object number71.619
Not on view
DescriptionOil on panel painting. This depicts a half-length Christ praying with eyes averted upward, set directly against a cityscape. On the far hill at the upper right the Crucifixion takes place.ProvenanceRobert Koch, Frankfurt, Germany, 1925; Frederick Mont, New York, 1943; Newhouse Galleries, New York, after 1944; acquired by Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. from Newhouse Galleries; Gift of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr. to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1971. Exhibition History"Meisterwerken Alter Malerei aus Privatbesitz," Staedelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt, Germany, 1925, 5, no. 14. "Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr.," Norfolk Museum of Arts & Sciences, Norfolk, Va., Dec. 2, 1967 - May 15, 1968. "Artist in the City," Swain School of Design, William W. Crapo Gallery, New Bedford, Ma., Oct. 17 - Nov. 22, 1968. Published References_Vorlaufiges Verzeichnis der Ausstellung von Meisterwerken alter Malerei aus privatbesitz_, exh. cat., Städelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt, Germany, 1925. Adolfo Venturi, _North Italian Painting of the Quattrocento_ (New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1931), 58-59, plate 59. Robert L. Manning, _Italian Renaissance and Baroque Paintings from the Collection of Walter P. Chrysler, Jr._, exh. cat., Norfolk Museum of Arts and Science, Norfolk, Va., 1967, 5, no. 1. _Artist in the City_, exh. cat., William W. Crapo Gallery, Swain School of Design, New Bedford, Mass., 1968, no. 25. Eric Zafran, "From the Renaissance to the Grand Tour," _Apollo_ 107, no. 194 (April 1978): 6, no. 2. _The Chrysler Museum: Selections from the Permanent Collection, Norfolk, Virginia_, (Norfolk: Chrysler Museum, 1982), 24. Jefferson C. Harrison, "Italian Art - Fourteenth To Sixteenth Century," _The Chrysler Museum Gallery Guide_ (Norfolk, VA: Chrysler Museum, 1987), no. 8.
